Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)

Sea Turtle is a Türkiye-linked threat actor active since at least 2017 performing espionage and service provider compromise operations against victims in Asia, Europe, and North America. Sea Turtle is notable for targeting registrars managing ccTLDs and complex DNS-based intrusions where the threat actor compromised DNS providers to hijack DNS resolution for ultimate victims, enabling Sea Turtle to spoof log in portals and other applications for credential collection.(Citation: Talos Sea Turtle 2019)(Citation: Talos Sea Turtle 2019_2)(Citation: PWC Sea Turtle 2023)(Citation: Hunt Sea Turtle 2024)

Cluster A	Galaxy A	Cluster B	Galaxy B	Level
Unix Shell - T1059.004 (a9d4b653-6915-42af-98b2-5758c4ceee56)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Local Email Collection - T1114.001 (1e9eb839-294b-48cc-b0d3-c45555a2a004)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3)	Attack Pattern	1
Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Adversary-in-the-Middle - T1557 (035bb001-ab69-4a0b-9f6c-2de8b09e1b9d)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Impair Command History Logging - T1562.003 (8f504411-cb96-4dac-a537-8d2bb7679c59)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662)	Attack Pattern	1
External Remote Services - T1133 (10d51417-ee35-4589-b1ff-b6df1c334e8d)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Compile After Delivery - T1027.004 (c726e0a2-a57a-4b7b-a973-d0f013246617)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Remote Data Staging - T1074.002 (359b00ad-9425-420b-bba5-6de8d600cbc0)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	SnappyTCP - S1163 (5a6fa62e-4ddf-4ae3-974a-f17f24058350)	Malware	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Virtual Private Server - T1583.003 (79da0971-3147-4af6-a4f5-e8cd447cd795)	Attack Pattern	1
Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 (3f886f2a-874f-4333-b794-aa6075009b1c)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Valid Accounts - T1078 (b17a1a56-e99c-403c-8948-561df0cffe81)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	DNS Server - T1583.002 (197ef1b9-e764-46c3-b96c-23f77985dc81)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Clear Linux or Mac System Logs - T1070.002 (2bce5b30-7014-4a5d-ade7-12913fe6ac36)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Install Digital Certificate - T1608.003 (c071d8c1-3b3a-4f22-9407-ca4e96921069)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	DNS Server - T1584.002 (c2f59d25-87fe-44aa-8f83-e8e59d077bf5)	Attack Pattern	1
Web Shell - T1505.003 (5d0d3609-d06d-49e1-b9c9-b544e0c618cb)	Attack Pattern	Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Databases - T1213.006 (248d3fe1-7fe1-4d71-91c7-8bb7ef35cad3)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Digital Certificates - T1588.004 (19401639-28d0-4c3c-adcc-bc2ba22f6421)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Trusted Relationship - T1199 (9fa07bef-9c81-421e-a8e5-ad4366c5a925)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Local Accounts - T1078.003 (fdc47f44-dd32-4b99-af5f-209f556f63c2)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Ignore Process Interrupts - T1564.011 (4a2975db-414e-4c0c-bd92-775987514b4b)	Attack Pattern	1
Sea Turtle - G1041 (56a05d27-4d47-418a-b330-781c5614f202)	Intrusion Set	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	1
Unix Shell - T1059.004 (a9d4b653-6915-42af-98b2-5758c4ceee56)	Attack Pattern	Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	2
Local Email Collection - T1114.001 (1e9eb839-294b-48cc-b0d3-c45555a2a004)	Attack Pattern	Email Collection - T1114 (1608f3e1-598a-42f4-a01a-2e252e81728f)	Attack Pattern	2
Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2)	Attack Pattern	Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3)	Attack Pattern	2
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529)	Attack Pattern	Impair Command History Logging - T1562.003 (8f504411-cb96-4dac-a537-8d2bb7679c59)	Attack Pattern	2
Archive Collected Data - T1560 (53ac20cd-aca3-406e-9aa0-9fc7fdc60a5a)	Attack Pattern	Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662)	Attack Pattern	2
Compile After Delivery - T1027.004 (c726e0a2-a57a-4b7b-a973-d0f013246617)	Attack Pattern	Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a)	Attack Pattern	2
Remote Data Staging - T1074.002 (359b00ad-9425-420b-bba5-6de8d600cbc0)	Attack Pattern	Data Staged - T1074 (7dd95ff6-712e-4056-9626-312ea4ab4c5e)	Attack Pattern	2
Unix Shell - T1059.004 (a9d4b653-6915-42af-98b2-5758c4ceee56)	Attack Pattern	SnappyTCP - S1163 (5a6fa62e-4ddf-4ae3-974a-f17f24058350)	Malware	2
SnappyTCP - S1163 (5a6fa62e-4ddf-4ae3-974a-f17f24058350)	Malware	Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b)	Attack Pattern	2
Web Shell - T1505.003 (5d0d3609-d06d-49e1-b9c9-b544e0c618cb)	Attack Pattern	SnappyTCP - S1163 (5a6fa62e-4ddf-4ae3-974a-f17f24058350)	Malware	2
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	SnappyTCP - S1163 (5a6fa62e-4ddf-4ae3-974a-f17f24058350)	Malware	2
SnappyTCP - S1163 (5a6fa62e-4ddf-4ae3-974a-f17f24058350)	Malware	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	2
Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2)	Attack Pattern	Virtual Private Server - T1583.003 (79da0971-3147-4af6-a4f5-e8cd447cd795)	Attack Pattern	2
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0)	Attack Pattern	Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1)	Attack Pattern	2
Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2)	Attack Pattern	DNS Server - T1583.002 (197ef1b9-e764-46c3-b96c-23f77985dc81)	Attack Pattern	2
Clear Linux or Mac System Logs - T1070.002 (2bce5b30-7014-4a5d-ade7-12913fe6ac36)	Attack Pattern	Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	Attack Pattern	2
Stage Capabilities - T1608 (84771bc3-f6a0-403e-b144-01af70e5fda0)	Attack Pattern	Install Digital Certificate - T1608.003 (c071d8c1-3b3a-4f22-9407-ca4e96921069)	Attack Pattern	2
DNS Server - T1584.002 (c2f59d25-87fe-44aa-8f83-e8e59d077bf5)	Attack Pattern	Compromise Infrastructure - T1584 (7e3beebd-8bfe-4e7b-a892-e44ab06a75f9)	Attack Pattern	2
Web Shell - T1505.003 (5d0d3609-d06d-49e1-b9c9-b544e0c618cb)	Attack Pattern	Server Software Component - T1505 (d456de47-a16f-4e46-8980-e67478a12dcb)	Attack Pattern	2
Databases - T1213.006 (248d3fe1-7fe1-4d71-91c7-8bb7ef35cad3)	Attack Pattern	Data from Information Repositories - T1213 (d28ef391-8ed4-45dc-bc4a-2f43abf54416)	Attack Pattern	2
Digital Certificates - T1588.004 (19401639-28d0-4c3c-adcc-bc2ba22f6421)	Attack Pattern	Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1)	Attack Pattern	2
Valid Accounts - T1078 (b17a1a56-e99c-403c-8948-561df0cffe81)	Attack Pattern	Local Accounts - T1078.003 (fdc47f44-dd32-4b99-af5f-209f556f63c2)	Attack Pattern	2
Hide Artifacts - T1564 (22905430-4901-4c2a-84f6-98243cb173f8)	Attack Pattern	Ignore Process Interrupts - T1564.011 (4a2975db-414e-4c0c-bd92-775987514b4b)	Attack Pattern	2
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6)	Attack Pattern	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	2
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118)	Attack Pattern	3